TheraEx Staffing Services - APP is seeking a Physician Assistant Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery for a locum tenens job in Redding, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Discipline: Physician Assistant
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Employment Type: Locum Tenens

Job Details:
Schedule/Availability Requirements: July 1-7, July 22-Aug 1, Aug 6-Aug 10, Sep 25-Oct 1, Oct 15-Oct 18, Oct 21-Nov 1.
All shifts, including weekends are 10hrs onsite then night call. All shifts 7a-5p onsite then night call 5p-7a. Call back is very minimal.
Substantial experience in endovascular vein harvesting (EVH) required!
Required Procedures: Must have recent and substantial cardiovascular surgical assist experience. EVH experience is required.
Duties: We are currently doing about 10-11 heart surgeries per month, but we also do other thoracic cases that the PA may assist with. We do rounds every morning and the PAs are writing notes on post op patient, sometimes that is a shared duty with the surgeons. We usually have less than 10 patients in the hospital at a time. We do the follow-up clinic here at the hospital in the afternoon on Tuesday and Thursday (often after a morning surgery) and see up to 6 patients. Once in a while we see a patient at other times if there is an issue that cant wait until our next clinic day.
Patients per shift: Estimated 8-10 Patients
EMR: Cerner
Credentialing Timeframe: 30-60 days
Requirements:
Active unrestricted CA License
Active BLS certifications
2 year of experience
Substantial experience in endovascular vein harvesting (EVH) required!
Board Certified
Must be able to provide at least 2 supervisory references.

TheraEx Staffing Services - APP Job ID #2836.